In lower class areas, however, strain occurs because legitimate avenues for success are closed” (2014, p. 104). However, simply because feeling of strain are not typically found in middle and upper class communities does not merit the assertion that middle class youths are immune from being exposed to any of the elements of the general strain theory. For example, any youth, regardless of their socioeconomic status could perhaps have negative stimuli in their life, such as being abused. Middle class youths could also feel strain through comparing their grades to their peers and not measuring up to the same standards, thus feeling strained due to their inability to achieve positively valued goals. Lastly, as stated above, any youth could potentially feel strain from the removal of positively value stimuli, such as their parents getting divorced. Divorce rates are high among all socioeconomic statuses, therefore, I agree that delinquent children become delinquent for many of the same reasons regardless of their socioeconomic
In lower class areas, however, strain occurs because legitimate avenues for success are closed” (2014, p. 104). However, simply because feeling of strain are not typically found in middle and upper class communities does not merit the assertion that middle class youths are immune from being exposed to any of the elements of the general strain theory. For example, any youth, regardless of their socioeconomic status could perhaps have negative stimuli in their life, such as being abused. Middle class youths could also feel strain through comparing their grades to their peers and not measuring up to the same standards, thus feeling strained due to their inability to achieve positively valued goals. Lastly, as stated above, any youth could potentially feel strain from the removal of positively value stimuli, such as their parents getting divorced. Divorce rates are high among all socioeconomic statuses, therefore, I agree that delinquent children become delinquent for many of the same reasons regardless of their socioeconomic